Farewell
Dr X. posts this from a non air-conditioned shack somewhere in California:
"Good-bye, Susan Butcher, one of the greatest athletes of all time.
"I remember reading an interview with another musher (Swensen?) who said he could see her ahead and he just tried to keep up, because he knew if he lost sight of her he'd never see her again.
"And now she disappears out of our sight, running her own race, on her terms."
posted by Latouche at Large at 2:48 PM
2 Comments:
She was a true inspiration to my soul, Her drive was unmatched, her dogs were her friends and everyone she met was an immediate fan.
She came into Harry's once when I was a waiter there. It was as if Joe Montana or Wayne Gretzky had stopped by. "Do you see who's sitting at table twelve?". "Sure, that's Susan Butcher". Id love to say I walked up and said, "They'll never catch ya' Susan", but I belive I just gawked like everyone else.
She was a hero to many people and if the Alaska Flag isn't flying at half mast this week, I'm going up there to kick someone's ass.
Email Alaska Power to get the flag lowered for Susan Butcher
Murkowski
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/
Johnny Ellis
http://www.akdemocrats.org/index.php?con_id=14
Gretchen Guess
http://www.akdemocrats.org/index.php?con_id=17
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